Fort Wayne Football Club was pleased to have a presence at Culture Fest, an event Saturday hosted by Welcoming Fort Wayne, an initiative of Amani Family Services.
Culture Fest celebrates Allen County’s diverse communities with live music and dance, an artisan and entrepreneur market, resource fair, food truck, and children’s activities.
The club’s director of merchandise, Christy Pinkley, led Fort Wayne FC’s presence at Culture Fest by educating fans on the move to USL League One and the construction of Fort Wayne FC Park, the state-of-the-art, soccer-specific stadium being built at Bass Road and I-69. Prizes were also given away to fans, young and old, on site.
About Fort Wayne Football Club
Fort Wayne Football Club, founded in 2019, is moving to the professional ranks of USL League One in 2026. The club is building a new state-of-the-art, soccer-specific stadium, Fort Wayne FC Park, that will open at Bass Road and I-69 in 2026. In pre-professional USL League Two, Fort Wayne Football Club won Valley Division championships in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
About United Soccer League
Founded in 1986, the United Soccer League (USL) is the largest and fastest-growing soccer organization in the United States, impacting more than 200 communities nationwide. The USL is the first and only organization to offer a comprehensive youth-to-professional pathway for both men and women under one ecosystem. This structure includes four men’s leagues: the newly announced, top-tier professional Division I league, the USL Championship (Division II), USL League One (Division III), and USL League Two (pre-professional). The women’s pathway includes the top-tier USL Super League (Division I), which debuted in 2024, and USL W League, the country’s leading pre-professional women’s league. The USL also oversees USL Academy, a progressive talent development platform, and USL Youth, a premier national youth platform.
